Common Core State StandardRH.CCS.7 Grades 6-12: Students are asked to locate a country or geographical area on a map, connecting information with a specific location. Then, students answer a series of quiz questions based on a current news event happening in that location. Students must combine their prior knowledge with information presented in the question to determine the correct answers.

Pirates gain but fail to take over in Iceland
-- 10/31/2016

First question (of five)

Q: Iceland's Pirate Party, a radical movement of anarchists and hackers that didn’t exist this time four years ago, made big gains in weekend voting but fell short of expectations that it would become the top party in parliament. Where is Iceland located on this map centered on the North Pole?